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Murdock named new director of Chillicothe VA hospital

Mark Murdock was announced Monday as the head of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center, which serves 21,000 veterans and an operating budget of more than $200 million.

“We are excited to bring Mr. Murdock on board as the new director of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center,” said Robert McDivitt, Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Director. “His sound leadership qualities and proven experience will be valuable assets for the facility, the employees, and volunteers, and most importantly, for the veterans we are honored to serve.”

Murdock has served as the acting director at the Chillicothe VA since January and previously served as Associate Director of the VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. The previous director was Keith Sullivan, who was hired in January 2016.

His VA career has included assignments at the Dayton VA before joining the Veteran's Affairs system, he worked for private sector companies and government contractors in the healthcare industry.

Murdock retired as a Medical Service Corp Officer from the Air Force in 1999. During his Air Force career, Murdock was assigned to bases at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Charleston (S.C.); Misawa (Japan), and Aviano AB (Italy).

He is a native of Sackets Harbor, N.Y. and is a graduate of Park University with a bachelor's in Healthcare Management and holds a master's degree in Health Service Administration from Xavier University.

With 1,400 staff and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in Athens, Lancaster, Marietta, Cambridge, Wilmington, and Portsmouth; the Chillicothe VAMC offers extensive education programs for doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals with more than $175 million invested in construction dollars for renovations in many clinical areas.